A "like" button

[Conservative,]

From the Facebook idea yes...

Basically, sometimes I see a post i find amusing or something but i don't think it is worth +rep
Same with posts i don't like. Sometimes a see a post that's pointless or stupid but I don't think it's worth a -rep and this is where the "like button" could come in.

Basically if someone posts something you like, you could click the button and then under the post it would say liked by [x].

Then same with dislike..but there should be no limit on liking a certain persons posts..

Maybe it could somehow intertwine with the rep system..I dont know. But I think it's good..in theory anyway.

[Alex3213]

I've always seen this crop up and I've never liked it because if you liked it, you'd rep it. If you disliked it, you'd rep it. This is just something in between which I personally do not like. I think it should only be a "yes rep" or a "no rep" TBH.

[Mathew]

Been suggested countless times before and always been turned down. This is kinda the point of the rep system anyway - if you like (or "approve" of) someones post, just give them some rep.

[Shar]

In my opinion the current reputation system is fine as it is and there isn't a necessity for a new system. The current system is equivalent to the like system.

[Josh]

Disagree. (Dislike your original post ) But in seriousness, I don't want to browse an over-complicated forum and this would just make it that.

[Conservative,]

Been suggested countless times before and always been turned down. This is kinda the point of the rep system anyway - if you like (or "approve" of) someones post, just give them some rep.

I think the current reputation system is fine as it is and there isn't a necessity for a new system. The current system is equivalent to the like system.

Problem is the limit. And I doubt that will change. I thought it might have been suggested before..but the thing is...I do often find posts amusing but it's not worth +rep. I reserve my +rep for people with good arguments in the debates or current news threads and helpful posts..not because I find them amusing. And I -rep people if I find their posts offensive or disagree with them strongly. Not if it irritates me.

This would be in-between the two. So it's not the equivalent. The 2 key differences would be:

No limitation on people "liking" or "disliking" another members posts.
It wouldn't effect your rep.

[Nemo]

Its been suggested somewhat recently and was turned down by management.

[Alex3213]

Problem is the limit. And I doubt that will change. I thought it might have been suggested before..but the thing is...I do often find posts amusing but it's not worth +rep. I reserve my +rep for people with good arguments in the debates or current news threads and helpful posts..not because I find them amusing. And I -rep people if I find their posts offensive or disagree with them strongly. Not if it irritates me.

This would be in-between the two. So it's not the equivalent. The 2 key differences would be:

No limitation on people "liking" or "disliking" another members posts.
It wouldn't effect your rep.

Yes but that moves onto the next point: being complicated. It's two different rep systems, how will you know what one to use? Just use it for the sake of it? I just don't see it happening because it's just not needed, the rep system is there with a limit for a reason (although I don't like the spreadng rule, I'd rather have a x amount of time rule like Minstrels sugggested) and we do not need another rep system with "no counter" imo.

[Conservative,]

Yes but that moves onto the next point: being complicated. It's two different rep systems, how will you know what one to use? Just use it for the sake of it? I just don't see it happening because it's just not needed, the rep system is there with a limit for a reason (although I don't like the spreadng rule, I'd rather have a x amount of time rule like Minstrels sugggested) and we do not need another rep system with "no counter" imo.

If they changed it to time that would be good.

And if people read the rules like they should nothing would be complicated, because it would be explained there.

[Josh]

If they changed it to time that would be good.

And if people read the rules like they should nothing would be complicated, because it would be explained there.

"The Rules"???????????????

I don't want to be limited to what I +rep, -rep, like and dislike by rules.

It'd just be too complicated and is an unneeded change which would practically be useless. Would you +rep and like them if that post was good? Would you dislike and -rep if the post was bad?